Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis shooting in Morocco

The film "Rock the Casbah", directed by Barry Levinson, is now turned to Marrakech. This dramatic comedy, not to be confused with the film of the same title, directed by the controversial Moroccan, Laila Marrakchi knows the participation of the American star Bruce Willis. Indeed, it has even been spotted last Tuesday in Gueliz, the beating heart of the red city.


"Rock The Casbah" version in 2014 starring Bill Murray, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, and Scott Caan Zooney Deschanel tells the story of Richie Vance, an old school manager stalled trying to redress the balance by boarding one of its latest artists on a tour intended to entertain American troops in Afghanistan.

Vince will end after a few unexpected incidents, no resources and no papers. That's when he discovers a young Afghan woman sublime voice that is entered in local singing contest "Afghan Idol", the Afghan equivalent of "American Idol."

Morocco abandoned for the Canary Islands

Another production size will also be shot partly in Morocco. This is the cult saga "Mission Impossible 5" which includes in its cast, besides the Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Paula Patton and Jessica Chastain. However, just some scenes, requiring two weeks of shooting, will be conducted in the Kingdom, the rest of the shoot was relocated to the Canary Islands.

The tax benefits of Spain to film producers as Tax Credit ended up losing to Morocco over two and a half months of filming. And this is not the first time it happens. In 2013, the shooting of a film by Tony Scott was relocated from Morocco to the Canary Islands for the same reason.

As for Episode VII "Star Wars" to be filmed in June in Ouarzazate, he, for his part, was relocated to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.